Stella & Rose's Books

VISIONS OF JAPAN (BOXED SET)
Written by Arata Isozakie; Hidetoshi Kato; Simon Hoggart; Peter Popham; et al.
Stock no. 2117982
Published by Victoria & Albert Museum; The Japan Forum. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. This set was produced to go along with the 'Japan Festival' held in 1991. The exhibition took place at The Victoria and Albert Museum. there are 3 items in card case. First is a text volume, second is concertina style photographic album. Lastly in another slip-case and card cover is 'scrapbook', with a captions leaflet to accompany it. One volume (text) has some wear to edges and spine - otherwise rest are nearly fine. Slip-case has some edge-wear.

TIME AND THE CLOCKMICE ETCETERA
Written by Peter Dickinson. Illustrated by Emma Chichester-Clark.
Stock no. 2117918
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0385403658. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

PETER PAN IN SCARLET
Written by Geraldine McCaughrean. Illustrated by David Wyatt.
Stock no. 2117655
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The official sequel to J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan'. Red cloth with metallic red title to spine and vignette of Peter pan to front cover. B/w illustrations. Return to Neverland for an adventure you will never forget! ISBN: 019272620X. 5th printing. Very light wear to cover edges. A little light creasing to wrapper edges.

JOHANNES STEIDL NERO D'INFERNO
Written by Doris Von Drathen; Peter Truschner. Illustrated by Johannes Steidl.
Stock no. 1607048
Published by Charta. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Texts in English and German. ISBN: 9788881588381.

THE ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL AND THE PIRATES
Written by Terence Tiernan.
Stock no. 1503999
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Peter, Michael and their mother's aeroplane trip ended when their plane landed out at sea. They were rescued by pirates who ordered them to walk the plank but Michael's piano playing saved them. Oblong format 8.75 x 6", white pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners, some loss of surface paper from base of spine, small split to top. Covers grubby. Front endpaper is MISSING. Rear endpaper is creased. A few marks to contents but most pages are clean.

YACHTING A HISTORY
Written by Peter Heaton.
Stock no. 1606344
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Spine bumped. Price cut wrapper is edge creased with a small closed tear, repaired with tape to verso.

SWANBROOKE DOWN A CENTURY OF CHANGE IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE
Written by Rosamond Richardson. Illustrated by Peter Firmin.
Stock no. 1810335
Published by Scribners. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An intriguing and poignant study of village life and the way it has changed through the twentieth century. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0356190706. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CANAL CRAFT
Written by Peter L. Smith.
Stock no. 2115509
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0713416378. Light bumping to spine. Wrapper spine is faded; edge-creasing.

A HISTORY OF PROGRESS: CHRONICLE OF THE AUDI AG
Written by Peter Kirchberg; Thomas Erdmann; Ralph Plagmann.
Stock no. 1606215
Published by Audi Ag. 2nd 1997. Very good condition.

Second Edition. The background and development of the company which now bears the name AUDI AG. White illustrated glazed boards. B/w photos. 276 pages. Boards scuffed and grubby. Foxing to text block. Foxing to prelims and last page else contents clean.

FAL THE DRAGON HARPER
Written by Peter Patterson. Illustrated by Johannes Steuck.
Stock no. 1809621
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

An adventure story, a magical tale, a fantasy and a metaphor for life. Cardwraps. B/w chapter footers. ISBN: 1869890434. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents fine.

BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAMING THROUGH THE SIXTIES VOLUME THIRTEEN
Written by Peter Hands; Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1606103
Published by Defiant Publications. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed boards. 96 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946857334. Slight fading to spine. Page edge browning.

THE VINTAGE ALVIS
Written by Peter Hull; N. Johnson.
Stock no. 1712087
Published by The Alvis Register. 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 620 pages. ISBN: 0952334405.